Pride & Prejudice Book Club Podcast

Is surviving together the same thing as falling in love?

In Alix James’s Homeless, Elizabeth is stranded in Spain after Mr. Gardiner has been kidnapped, Darcy is in Spain trying to save Pemberley, and a marriage of convenience may be the only way for them to survive.

But Elizabeth really, really doesn’t like Darcy.

When two people face kidnappings, bureaucrats, financial ruin, malaria, and a seemingly endless journey across Spain together, does surviving all of that bring them closer...or just give them a really good trauma bond?

Janette Colon returns to the podcast to talk about the second book in Alix James’s latest series, and after absolutely loving Faceless, we couldn’t help comparing the two. Both throw Darcy and Elizabeth into unusual circumstances and an unexpected marriage, but where Faceless gave them the chance to become friends before Elizabeth knew who Darcy really was, Homeless begins with all of her prejudice against him firmly intact, and repeatedly on display.

Emilie found herself struggling with this version of Elizabeth. How much can you change Lizzy and still have her feel like the character we love? Is a stressful situation alone enough to explain her difference in character? And when Elizabeth herself keeps changing her mind about what she wants, how do we know if she’s really fallen in love?

For those of you who enjoy a quibbly Emilie, this may be the episode for you. Because even though we both enjoyed Homeless, this version of Elizabeth had us asking more than once: But...why, Lizzy? Why?

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🎙️ Hosted by Emilie Davis and Janette Colon

🎵 Music Credit: Pride & Prejudice Book Club Theme composed, performed, and arranged by Megan Mason.

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Welcome to the Pride & Prejudice Book Club Podcast! I'm glad you're here. But...why are you here?

As the podcast creeps closer to its 200th episode, Emilie (me) is taking a moment to ask some bigger questions about the show: Why did I start this podcast in the first place? What has made it worth doing for nearly four years? And where do we go from here?

To help me think it through, I invited my husband Logan to turn the tables and ask me the questions for a change. We talk about why the books I love most don't always make the best podcast episodes, how my reading tastes have changed over the years, what I've learned from talking with authors and readers, and why this community has become so important to me.

But the biggest question isn't really for me. It's for YOU.

Why do you keep coming back? What makes a good episode? Are you here for book recommendations? Plot discussions? Author interviews? Deeper conversations about the ideas hiding inside these stories? Or is it simply nice to know there are other people out there who love Pride and Prejudice as much as you do?

I know the podcast is ready for its next chapter. I just don't know exactly what that chapter looks like yet.

So tell me: Why are you here?

If you have two minutes, please take the audience survey: https://forms.gle/jJoQhWQdFh87fsNU6

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🎙️ Episode Hosted by Emilie Davis and Logan Davis

🎵 Pride and Prejudice Book Club Theme Song composed and performed by Megan Mason

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A book so nice (and full of spice), we read it TWICE!

Emilie is joined this week by special guest Elizabeth Adams to discuss "one of the O.G. modern variations," (Elizabeth's words) also known as The Trials of the Honorable F. Darcy by Sara Angelini. 

This story has been read by the fandom in some form or another for almost twenty years, and it's pretty clear that there are a lot of fans. While we have done a previous episode on this story, we heard listeners loud and clear: they wanted MORE! So we're back with a second look at this fan-favorite gem that honestly lives rent-free in our heads, anyway.

If you enjoy modern romance books and crave a LOT of Elizabeth and Darcy time, we think you'll love this book, too!

And a quick bonus for our listeners: Elizabeth Adams makes some exciting announcements about what she's been working on this summer...

🎙️ Hosted by Emilie Davis and Elizabeth Adams

🎵 Pride & Prejudice Book Club Theme composed, performed, and arranged by Megan Mason.

📚 Curious what we will be reading next? See a list of upcoming books at prideandprejudicebookclub.com!

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🌟 Check out Elizabeth's books at https://www.foxpinepress.com/

We’re taking a slight detour this week to watch something Emilie has had her eye on for quite a while: a musical adaptation of Pride and Prejudice! As a musical theatre kid, she could only resist a singing Darcy for so long.

Joining her is her husband, Logan, who has made a few guest appearances on the podcast but has never had the co-host’s chair all to himself. Logan loved the musical and wanted to sing along; Emilie was slightly more picky. But they both found plenty to enjoy! From finally getting to hear Darcy’s inner thoughts to reveling in the ridiculousness that is Lady Catherine, the musical is full of fun and expressive moments that easily remind you why you fell in love with the story in the first place.

Have you ever seen a musical adaptation of Pride and Prejudice? Let us know what you think!

🎙️ Hosted by Emilie Davis and Logan Davis

🎥 Pride and Prejudice: A New Musical directed by Robert Kelley, found on Amazon Prime (affiliate link)

🎵 Pride & Prejudice Book Club Theme composed, performed, and arranged by Megan Mason.

📚 Curious what we will be reading next? See a list of upcoming books at prideandprejudicebookclub.com!

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How much does how we read change what we read? Is the book we hear actually the same book as the one we read? We like to think our opinion of a book is about the story itself. But what if the format matters more than we realize?

We discuss all this and more as Janette Colon returns to the podcast for a conversation about the many ways we experience our favorite Pride and Prejudice variations. We're talking about physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks; which books we liked more (or less!) after hearing them narrated; and how much a narrator's interpretation can shape the characters, humor, and even the tone of a story.

We also get into the little things that make each format different: the tactile memories attached to a beloved physical book, the convenience of carrying an entire library on your phone, or the details we catch (or miss) when we're listening while doing something else.

And, because apparently reading books in three different formats wasn't complicated enough, we also wade into AI narration, Kindle Unlimited, supporting the authors and narrators we love, and why we're simultaneously begging our favorite authors to write faster while acknowledging that maybe, just maybe, good books take time.

Whether you read it, listen to it, or own it in every available format, we want to know: How do you experience your favorite variations?

🎙️ Hosted by Emilie Davis and Janette Colon

🎵 Music Credit: Pride & Prejudice Book Club Theme composed, performed, and arranged by Megan Mason.

📚 See a list of books we've read at prideandprejudicebookclub.com!

➡️ Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok, and sign up for our newsletter at https://www.prideandprejudicebookclub.com/newsletter!

✍️ Apply To Be a Co-Host Here: https://www.prideandprejudicebookclub.com/nerd